 MartinT (5068), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Oct 31, 2003 Updated: Feb 28, 2005A boorish dry yeast presence evokes plant-like flour, or dusty DMS...These overpowering forces cast a ghoulish shadow on the roasty bitterness...Old cherry wine hiding in moldy cellar, threatened by the flying ashes...Considering other ratings for most of their low-gravity seasonal brews (with the Commodore 64 labels), this brewery seems to be having pretty serious bottling inconsistencies...
CaptainCougar (5519), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 |
Oct 13, 2003 Pours a dark copper with a thin, shot-lived ring of foam. Light caramel malt aroma. Very watery with lightly roasted character. Tastes like they only used half the malt they should've. Judging by the other ratings, perhaps I got a bad bottle.
UnionMade (621), Connecticut, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 8, 2003 Hell yeah. I really don't enjoy many american brown ales, but this one's a keeper. Deep brown in color, with a thick off white head. Aroma is chocolate and a good bit of roasted malt. Very mild hops. Slightly earthy taste. Roasty and clean, with some chocolate and nuttiness. Mild fruitiness. Body is pretty light, with moderate carbonation. Lingering chocolate aftertaste. Slightly dry.
OldGrowth (1426), North Carolina, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 5, 2003 Good nose. Molasses chocolatey. A little scotch. Great clear brown color. Burnt slightly bitter with a creamy crisp finish. Though not a classic brown, a good little ale
canary dog (443), Rutland, Vermont, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 15/20 |
May 17, 2003 A very dry brown ale. Moderate malt and a short, dry finish. One of the least hopped McNeill's I have tried. A good session beer for late spring or early fall...not necessarily for summer.
Kaya161 (1129), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 21, 2001 Dark brown colour, deep roasted chocolate aroma, chocolate start, earthy, bitter hop middle, and a clean finish.
muzzlehatch (4427), Burlington, Vermont, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Aug 4, 2001 Updated: Aug 8, 2004Aug 01. Knockout nose on the newest (to my knowledge) in the ever-expanding McNeills repertoire. Huge raspberry/hops/flower aroma which hits hard in the flavor as well. I don't know if it's a brown ale at all, but I like it! Nice color, too, though as with their OTHER brown ale its too hoppy on the rear end for me. Maltiness strong enough on the tongue, but guys a
brown ale is supposed to go down SMOOTH. Still, overall, another winner from this great brewery.
July 03. Too bitter, too brackish, too much carbonation. Thin. Big dropoff from last sample. Well, the Kolsch made up for it.<p.
Aug 04: more of the same. One of McNeills weaker efforts...mediocre brown/pale, little fruitiness this year. Ehhh
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